Maximize Your Time With the CPCU Program: Many of the 11 CPCU courses are either required by or count as

electives

towards various other Institutes designations, such as:

Accredited Adviser in Insurance (AAI)

Associate in Surplus Lines Insurance (ASLI)

What do more than 68,000 property-casualty insurance professionals

know that you dont? They know The Institutes Chartered Property
Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation program is built on a foundation
of broad technical knowledge, high ethical standards, and demonstrated
industry experience.

CPCU

Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance (AIAF)

Associate in Premium Auditing (APA)
Associate in Regulation and Compliance (ARC)
Associate in Reinsurance (ARe)
Associate in Fidelity and Surety Bonding (AFSB)
Associate in Marine Insurance Management (AMIM)

Did You Know?

91% of CPCU designees saw an

increase in job opportunities, while

almost all say earning the designation
fast-tracked their career.

Associate in Claims (AIC)

Associate in Commercial Underwriting (AU)
Associate in Personal Insurance (API)

Experience
When you complete the online matriculation form, you will be asked to document that you were engaged in acceptable
insurance activities for any 24 months (minimum of 17 hours per week) during the five-year period immediately
preceding the conferment of the CPCU designation. See the online matriculation form for specific requirements. If you
meet all requirements except the experience requirement, the designation will be conferred when you meet it.

Ethics

75% of CPCU designees received

a salary increase, and nearly a quarter

of those attributed 10% or more of the
increase to earning the designation.

86% of CPCUs saw an increase in

their job security during organizational
transitions or consolidations.

And here is what recent designees had

to say about the Chartered Property
Casualty Underwriter Program:

In order to satisfy the CPCU ethics requirement, you must:

Pass the 50-question exam in the free online Ethics 312 module OR you must have completed CPCU 510Foundations
of Risk Management, Insurance, and Professionalism by March 15, 2011.
Register as a candidate with The Institutes by paying the matriculation fee, completing the online matriculation form,
and agreeing to abide by the CPCU Code of Professional Conduct.

CPCUs earn 29% more than their

peer group (same functional area

and time in the industry)

91% saw an increase in job opportunities

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Need more convincing?

I received my CPCU designation in 1985. It was well worth the time spent
in study. The knowledge gained has certainly helped me progress in my
career. It gives me an edge on competition when in the job market,
and even more important, the designation is well known and
respected throughout the insurance community. Ive certainly found
that I have more confidence in discussions with clients regarding their
insurance account and with underwriters and others in the industry.
Lois Dich, CPCU, AAM, ARM
Commercial Lines - Account Manager
Brown & Brown of CT, Inc.
Earning the CPCU designation was the best thing I could do for my
career. I always advise my fellow insurance professionals that education
never ends and that the CPCU designation shows your commitment
to ethical conduct, honesty, and integrity.
Brad Taylor, CPCU
Outside Property Adjuster-Commercial, Dallas, Texas

Obtaining the CPCU designation was very challenging and personally

satisfying. Through the courses, I have a much better understanding of
the big picture in our company. I believe the knowledge I gained and
applied helped me to be nominated and selected for a major
industry award by a top trade publication.
John Foster, CPCU Vice President
Claims Farmers Alliance Companies

85% said earning the designation fasttracked their career progression

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Build a Foundation

Focus on Your Career / Select Specialty Track

This course applies to multiple Institutes programs
See www.TheInstitutes.org for details.

Personal Lines
CPCU 556

CPCU 555

Ethics 312

CPCU 500

CPCU 520

CPCU 530

CPCU 557

CPCU 540
Commercial Lines
CPCU 551

CPCU 552

CPCU 553

Select One
Elective
Course:
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AAI 83
AIC 31
AIC 32
AIC 34
ARe 144
ARM 56
AU 67
CPCU 560
ERM 57

Broaden Your Knowledge

Maintain Your Edge

Build a Foundation

Focus on Your Career

312Ethics and the CPCU

Code of Professional Conduct

CPCU 530Business Law

for Insurance Professionals

Establish a practical ethical

decision-making framework for any
property-casualty insurance or risk
management insurance career.

Improve the agency relationship

with an understanding of agency
law and the related insurance
applications.

CPCU 500Foundations
of Risk Management and
Insurance
Increase effectiveness by relating
risk management and insurance
principles to everyday practice.
 PCU 520Insurance
C
Operations
Enhance value to the organization
with an understanding of the
process insurers use to formulate
and implement critical business
strategies.

CPCU 540Finance and

Accounting for Insurance
Professionals
Broaden your industry knowledge
by learning how insurers manage
their financial assets and capital
designation.

Broaden Your Knowledge

CPCU elective options provide individuals the technical
knowledge and skills needed to succeed in their current career
path, while also preparing them to achieve their future goals.
Program participants must select one elective from a variety of
courses covering several function-areas, including:

Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU)

Prepare for career advancement with a broader strategic
view of risk management and insurance.
Build a Broad Foundation
CPCU program participants must complete three courses
in either the Personal Lines or Commercial Lines track.
Personal Lines Track
Gain the knowledge and skills
needed to build and maintain
a more profitable book of
business by developing an
in-depth understanding of
personal insurance policies and
coverages.
 PCU 555Personal Risk
C
Management and PropertyCasualty Insurance

 PCU 556Financial
C
Planning
 PCU 557Survey of
C
Commercial Insurance
Commercial Lines Track
Improve ability to handle
complex commercial loss
exposures with an in-depth
understanding of commercial
insurance coverages and
non-insurance techniques.


AAI 83Agency Operations and Sales Management

AIC 31Property Claim Practices
CPCU 551Commercial
Property Risk Management
Insurance
CPCU 552Commercial
Liability Risk Management
and Insurance
 PCU 553Survey of
C
Personal Insurance and
Financial Planning


AIC 32Liability Claims Practices

AIC 34Workers Compensation and Managing Bodily Injury
Claims

ARe 144Reinsurance Principles and Practices

ARM 56Risk Financing

AU 67Strategic Underwriting Techniques

CPCU 560Financial Services Institutions

ERM 57Enterprise-Wide Risk Management: Developing
and Implementing

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